Tag: Extreme weather
Fossil-Fuelled Heat Has Caused Tropical Birds to Decline by “Up to 38%” since 1950s
An uptick in heat extremes, driven by human-caused climate change, has caused tropical bird populations to decline by up to 38% since the 1950s, according to a first-of-its-kind analysis. The study combines ecological and climate attribution techniques to trace the fingerprint of fossil-fuelled climate change on declining wildlife populations. It … [continued]
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Burgers Bending Your Budget? Blame It On Climate Change
Over the last year or so, you may have felt the sting of higher prices as you ordered your favorite burgers at your local restaurant or when you’ve been stocking up at the grocery store. You’re not imagining it: burgers and other red meats cost more today than in years … [continued]
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EPA cuts $156 million in grants to EGLE, ending effort to help low income Michiganders access solar
The now-canceled Solar for All program planned to invest in things like rooftop and community solar projects, energy storage and workforce development.
Renewables Soothe Grid During High Season Heatwaves
My guy and I are traveling in eastern Massachusetts this week. It’s oceanfront tourism at its finest: weathered beachfront homes, open-air dining, riding the long and low cool surf. Unusual for the region, heatwaves do have our personal energy levels drooping. The 90 degree dog days seem daunting when we’re … [continued]
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All water is local
“Nibi Chronicles,” a monthly Great Lakes Now feature, is written by Staci Lola Drouillard. A Grand Portage Ojibwe direct descendant, she lives in Grand Marais on Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior. Her nonfiction books “Walking the Old Road: A People’s History of Chippewa City and the Grand Marais Anishinaabe” and “Seven Aunts” were published 2019 and 2022, and the children’s story “A Family Tree” in 2024.